Robert De Niro to Star in Netflix Series Zero Day

<p>Acclaimed actor Robert De Niro will star in a new Netflix limited series Zero Day&comma; a conspiracy thriller&period; De Niro will also serve as executive producer and this will be his first TV series&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The series is from Creator &sol; Executive Producer Eric Newman under his Grand Electric Productions deal with Netflix&comma; and Creator &sol; Executive Producer Noah Oppenheim&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Eric Newman said&colon;<span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe"> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am a lifelong fan of Robert De Niro&period; To have him as a producing partner and star in this show is beyond my wildest dreams&period;  And Lesli Linka Glatter has directed so many of my favorite episodes of television&semi; she was our clear first choice to direct this show&period;  I am grateful to Netflix for their continued faith and support and thrilled to be in business with the amazing creative team of Noah&comma; Lesli&comma; and Jonathan on this timely &lpar;and terrifying&rpar; series&period;”  <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Peter Friedlander&comma; Vice President of Scripted Series&comma; Netflix&comma; US and Canada said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Zero Day is a shrewd&comma; heart-pounding conspiracy thriller that will keep audiences at the edge of their seat&period; What an honor to have this A-list caliber of talent assembled&comma; led by the iconic Robert De Niro and brought to life by the unrivaled talents of Eric Newman&comma; Noah Oppenheim&comma; Lesli Linka Glatter and Michael S&period; Schmidt&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 1975&comma; Robert De Niro won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of young Vito Corleone in &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Godfather&comma; Part II&period;” In 1980 he won his second Academy Award&comma; as Best Actor&comma; for his portrayal of Jake La Motta in Scorsese’s &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Raging Bull&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>De Niro has earned Academy Award nominations for his work in five additional films&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Taxi Driver&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Deer Hunter&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Awakenings&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Cape Fear” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Silver Linings Playbook&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;